Man dies days after pleading guilty to shooting Black teen who rang his doorbell
Andrew Lester pleaded guilty in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang the White man's doorbell by mistake.
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Andrew Lester pleaded guilty in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang the White man's doorbell by mistake.
As part of a plea deal, Andrew Lester pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl. He will be sentenced in March.
Kevin Monahan, 66, was previously convicted of second-degree murder in the death of Kaylin Gillis.
A jury found Kevin Monahan guilty of second-degree murder for shooting 20-year-old Kaylin Gillis last April after she and her friends pulled into his long, curving driveway while they were trying to find another house.
The boyfirend of Kaylin Gillis described to a jury hearing a shot pierce the car and then seeing his girlfriend slumped over in the passenger seat.
Andrew Lester, a White 84-year-old homeowner, is accused of shooting Ralph Yarl in April after the Black high-schooler mistakenly came to his Kansas City home.
Lester, a retired aircraft mechanic, is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action.
Ralph Yarl, who was shot in the head in April, walked with his mother at a brain injury awareness event in Kansas City, Missouri, on Monday.
Ralph Yarl, a Black 16-year-old in Kansas City, was shot last week after going to the wrong house. A White 84-year-old man has been charged with two felony counts. Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas joins "Face the Nation" to discuss.
Prosecutors in Kansas City, Missouri, have filed felony charges against Andrew D. Lester, the homeowner accused of shooting Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager who was shot when he went to the wrong house to pick up his siblings last week. Watch the announcement by Clay County Prosecutor Zachary Thompson.
Ralph Yarl, 16, was shot and wounded on April 13 when he went to the wrong house in Kansas City, Missouri.
Cleo Nagbe told "CBS Mornings" that her son, 16-year-old Ralph Yarl, is crying "buckets of tears" as he recovers from being shot after going to the wrong house last week while trying to pick up his siblings. She said he is "replaying the situation over and over again."
An 84-year-old Missouri man has pleaded not guilty to charges related to the shooting of teenager Ralph Yarl. Andrew Lester is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. Criminal defense attorney Donte Mills has more on the plea and the charges.
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The Kansas City man accused of shooting a Black teen who went to the wrong house is expected to be arraigned in court Wednesday on felony charges. Andrew Lester, 84, has been charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action for allegedly shooting 16-year-old Ralph Yarl. Adriana Diaz reports.
The White homeowner accused of shooting a Black teen who mistakenly rang his doorbell in Kansas City, Missouri, has been released on bond. He's facing arraignment Wednesday. CBS News correspondent Adriana Diaz joins "CBS News Mornings" with more on how the community is responding and the condition of the 16-year-old, Ralph Yarl.
Andrew Lester, who is White, is charged with first-degree assault. Prosecutors say that carries a tougher possible sentence — life in prison — than a hate crime would.
Andrew Lester, 84, was in the process of being booked Tuesday afternoon, according to authorities.
Prosecutors in Kansas City, Missouri, have filed felony charges against the homeowner accused of shooting Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager who went to the wrong house to pick up his siblings last week. Yarl's mother and the family's attorney joined "CBS Mornings" to discuss how he is feeling and what happened that night.
Ralph Yarl, 16, was shot when he went to the wrong house to pick up his younger brothers in Kansas City. Andrew Lester, 85, is now facing two felony charges related to the shooting. Roxana Saberi reports.
Prosecutors in Kansas City, Missouri, charged the man accused of shooting 16-year-old Ralph Yarl after he knocked on the wrong door with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. Yarl is now home after spending the weekend in the hospital. Roxana Saberi joined with the latest details.
Police say information officials have now doesn't point to the crime being racially motivated, but that remains under investigation.
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